Power and Cooling for Medical Equipment
UPS, mains quality, chillers and room climate for imaging
Part of the program: Power and Cooling Engineer for Medical Equipment — program (8 h) →
CT, MRI, angiography and X-ray systems depend on things their manufacturer does not build: the mains supply and earthing, the UPS and generator, the chiller and its water loops, and the air conditioning of the scan room and equipment room. When one of them weakens, the scanner shows it as a tube that will not cool, a gradient that trips, a magnet that loses helium or a console that freezes. This course teaches the engineer to see the site behind the machine, to find infrastructure faults by method, to work safely on UPS battery banks and mains equipment, and to keep power and cooling under planned maintenance together with the facility team and the manufacturer.
The scanner is rarely the first thing that fails. The building behind it is.
- Expensive parts are replaced inside the scanner when the real fault was a tired UPS battery string, a clogged chiller condenser or a room that cannot remove its heat.
- Power and cooling sit between the hospital's facility team, the scanner's manufacturer and outside contractors, and faults fall into the gap between them.
- UPS battery banks and mains switchgear carry dangerous energy, and engineers trained only on the scanner rarely learn how to work around them safely.
After the course you can
Curriculum
Trace the power and heat paths of a CT, MRI, angio or X-ray site, name each link from the utility supply to the room air, and say who owns it and who you call when it fails.free
20 min02Mains and power quality: earthing, medical locations and measurement
Recognise the earthing system and the medical-location rules that apply at an imaging site, relate dips, surges, harmonics and imbalance to scanner symptoms, and record the supply safely with a power analyser.23 min03UPS for imaging: topology, bypass, batteries and safe battery work
Identify the UPS topology and its operating mode, understand how VRLA batteries age and how to test them, diagnose a UPS that does not hold the load, and replace a battery string safely.25 min04Chillers and cooling loops for CT, MRI and angio
Read the refrigeration cycle and the water or glycol loops of an imaging chiller, use supply and return temperatures, flow and pressure to locate a cooling fault, and recognise how cooling faults appear on MRI, CT and angio systems.25 min05Room climate: temperature, humidity, HVAC faults and alarms
Check scan, equipment and control rooms against the manufacturer's climate requirements, recognise the scanner symptoms of HVAC faults, and set up monitoring, alarms and records that catch problems before the scanner does.21 min06Fault-finding and planned maintenance of power and cooling
Locate infrastructure faults from the scanner's symptom outwards, restart a site correctly after an outage, run planned maintenance on UPS units and chillers, and coordinate and record the work with the facility and the manufacturer.24 min—Exam
25 · 40 min · 75 %
The certificate
Pass the exam and get a certificate of course completion with your name, hours and score. Every certificate has a unique number and a public verification page, so an employer or a customer can check it in one click. It confirms completion of the course; it is not an educational document (diploma) and not a manufacturer authorisation.
Who it is for
Who it is for
- Field engineers who maintain CT, MRI, angio and X-ray systems
- Hospital biomedical / clinical engineering and facility teams
- UPS and HVAC technicians who start working on imaging sites
Who teaches
Written by a service engineer working with medical equipment since 2014, including 6.5 years at GE Healthcare and service supervision at Mindray, together with the engineers of Service Engineer.
FAQ
Is this manufacturer training?
No. It is independent, vendor-neutral training. It does not replace the scanner, UPS or chiller manufacturer's documentation and procedures, and it does not grant authorisation or access to service software.
Will I be allowed to work on refrigerant circuits or switchgear after it?
No. Refrigerant work requires certified personnel under local rules, and work on building switchgear and generators is done by qualified electrical staff with the right permits. The course teaches what you need to understand, check and coordinate.
Does it teach UPS board repair?
It teaches UPS faults at block level. Component-level repair of power electronics is covered in the Electronics and Power Supplies course.
What does the certificate say?
Your name, the course, the hours, the date and your exam score, with a unique number and a public verification page.
Can my company buy seats for a team?
Yes: five seats and a progress overview for the manager.
Languages?
English and Russian.